Doesn’t everyone love gingerbread cookies? Personally, I love making them anytime of the year, not only for the holidays. But their taste is not their only appeal. Decorating them makes them come alive! This is an easy gingerbread man icing recipe that you can also use in any other type of cookie you want to decorate.
Course: Dessert
Cuisine: American
Keyword: Amazing Gingerbread Man Icing Recipe Made Easy
Author: cakedecorist.com
Equipment
knife, spoon or frosting bag to spread it over the cookies to make the gingerbread man clothes
In order to add the food coloring, divide it into bowls and mix the desired colors in each one. We recommend you use gel food coloring, as liquid would change the consistency of the mixture.
Notes
It should have a toothpaste-like consistencyOnce that is set (it will take a few minutes) you can fill out the rest of the area, like its shirt or pants. For this, you will need a honey-like texture, so add a bit more milk to the mixture.If you added too much, you can always correct it with a bit of extra powdered sugar. Reversely, if it is too thick, you can always thin it out with a bit more milk.Remember to always wait until the cookies are at room temperature to ice them. If it is too hot it will melt the icing and all your beautiful decorations will be ruined.As this icing recipe hardens pretty quickly, you will need to put extra decorations immediately on top. If you want to put sprinkles on, make sure to have them on hand. If the icing has already hardened, they will not stick.